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What's on TV

Aug 22 2026
Magazine

Published by TI Media Limited What’s on TV is a value-packed, easy-to-use weekly magazine, full of TV information, features and listings. The Soapweek section gives you in-depth story updates and the double-page Soap Diary gives you a rundown of upcoming plots, complete with "must-see" moments flagged up. The TV Week and Real Life sections cover the best of the week's programmes, and there are seven days of clearly set out listings. ENGLAND edition

HOT TV THIS WEEK! • Sat22 Sun23 Mon24 Tue25 Wed26 Thu27 Fri28

What's on TV

Animal magic! • Gaby Roslin on her new series showcasing remarkable pets…

Farewell…

Fighting back • Howard Charles plays a champion boxer who turns to crime…

Time to talk • Jasper and Dan are forced to resolve their issues with each other…

Coming soon… • What you’ll be watching in the weeks ahead

The ex factor! • Dennis’ estranged wife, Tiff, turns up with some high-stakes demands…

Going pop! • Music is the theme as the sewing contest continues…

You liked… Now try…

Suspicious minds • Lucy wonders whether MP Joanne Kemper is linked to her husband’s disappearance…

Mini crossword • Solve the clues and rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to spell out the name of an English singer (4,5). Turn to p97 to enter. The winner gets £100. Usual rules apply (see p97).

Twists and turns! • New coach Kelly Rowland reveals an interesting change…

Look who’s back… • Spot some familiar faces appearing in new roles this week

Grave expectations • Mark Gatiss’ 1940s bookselling sleuth returns to solve the death of a medium…

Legal eagle • Milo Callaghan stars as an underdog taking on titans…

Owen goals! • Football hero Michael Owen and his family let the cameras into their lives and horse-racing empire…

NEW TO WATCH

Final votes for the NTAs 2026 • Here’s your last chance to choose the winners of this year’s National Television Awards on 8 September…

Saviour sibling! • As Denise’s cancer battle takes a tragic turn, there’s a shock discovery…

What a week for…

Sliding doors

Dark family secret! • Bernie reveals the painful truth to a shocked Dev…

Revenge plot! • Sarah strikes back at Kacey’s blackmail…

DEATH at the wedding! • Horror strikes as Dawn’s plan to desert Joe and flee with Billy unravels…

SOAP DIARY

The price of protest • A Greenpeace ship was bombed and sunk by French spies…

Deadly inferno • As the planet heats up, long-suffering animals are struggling…

Battle at sea! • Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman rewind time to the 1588 Spanish Armada

Musical mystery tour • Could new evidence prove a piano owned by Chesney Hawkes once belonged to John Lennon?

Day of disaster •  Those caught up in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks and their rescuers are reunited 25 years on…

Feat of endurance • The hardship involved in building China’s most famous landmark…

REAL LIFE TV PLANNER • YOUR UNIQUE AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE

FILMWEEK

Football diary •  Your guide to the week’s best soccer action

SATURDAY 22 August

SUNDAY 23 August

MONDAY 24 August

TUESDAY 25 August

WEDNESDAY 26 August

THURSDAY 27 August

FRIDAY 28 August

FUN! • Puzzles, entry form and answers all on one page…

HAVE YOUR SAY

NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE • On sale Tue 25 August

YOUR STARS • 22-28 August 2026 with Sally Trotman (sallytrotman.com)

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English